If the food ingredients has more than 6 listed don't eat it --Michael Pollann, "Food Rules"

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Benny Jones Jr.

Pulmonary embolism: everyone’s at risk

January 31, 2012 Uncategorized

A couple of weeks ago Serena Williams was diagnosed with a pulmonary embolism and you wonder how could an elite athlete get a embolism… An embolism Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a blockage of the main artery of the lung or one of its branches by a substance that has travelled from elsewhere in the body [...]

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Workout & Fat Burning

January 5, 2012 All Blogs

Incorporating weight training into your regular exercise program can help burn unwanted fat pounds for two reasons. One reason is the muscle fiber and the second reason is an increase in your metabolic rate. Weight training, or as some refer to as strength training, should be performed a least 3 times per week. Although a [...]

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Workout, Chest & Back, 12/20/11

December 20, 2011 All Blogs

Chest & Back Workout
Workout started out slow (2/5) after I performed a 4min warm-up on the lifecycle I started the the workout with two sets of pushups superset with pull ups (see below). As the workout progressed and the music from personal Spotify play list (see below) picked so did my intensity. My pre-workout [...]

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Workout, Shoulder & Arms, 12/18/11

December 18, 2011 All Blogs

Shoulder Workout
This workout lasted 30 minutes. My pre-workout meal consisted on Chobani yogurt and a banana with Neurocore pre-workout powder. My overall intensity was probably around 4/5.
Warm-up
Perform 4 min warmup on the lifecycle
 
Shoulder Exercises
I performed a giant set consisting of the following exercises, sets, and reps taking very little rest in between exercises. In [...]

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Workout, Legs, 12/15/11

December 15, 2011 All Blogs

Leg Workout
In any event, my workouts tonight was about 60 minutes. My pre-workout meal consisted on Chobani yogurt and a banana with Neurocore pre-workout powder. My overall intensity was probably around 3.5/5 as I wasn’t feeling super intense but I wanted to GET IT IN so I did and I feel better for it.
Warm-up
1. [...]

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Workout, Chest & Back, 12/13/11,

December 13, 2011 All Blogs

Chest & Back Workout
In any event, my workouts tonight was about 60 minutes. My pre-workout meal consisted on Chobani yogurt and a banana with Neurocore pre-workout powder. My overall intensity was probably around 3.5/5 as I wasn’t feeling super intense but I wanted to GET IT IN so I did and I feel better [...]

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Workout, Chest & Back, 12/6/11

December 7, 2011 All Blogs

On workout days, my calories are higher as I follow the Cheat to Lose diet methodology whereby I vary my calories based on my activities; however my macros stay the same. My diet on workout days is as follows and keep in mind this is a custom diet based on my body-weight and goals.

Food [...]

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56-day training plan for 50-mile, Gainesville, Florida, Sanfelasco race

December 2, 2011 All Blogs
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You will need a heart rate monitor and this training should be done at a track or someplace where bike riding is relatively safe.
This plan is based on a 3-day/week training plan with one interval, one trail, one distance, and an optional interval-training day if you can fit it in. Interval and distance training should [...]

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Need another reason to hit the weights?

December 2, 2011 Uncategorized

Need another reason to hit the weights? Look no further! Increasing your muscle mass by 10% will result in an 11% drop in insulin resistance and a 12% drop in risk of developing pre-diabetes. -The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

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Workout, Chest & Back, Wednesday, 11/30/11

November 30, 2011 All Blogs

Sometimes you don’t have a lot of time to workout so you have to do a couple of exercises back-to-back as a super-set or giant set. Trust me if, you can’t work out hard for a long period of time. You can work out for 2-hours at sub-maximal effort or you can work out hard [...]

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